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单词 trifle
释义
trifle
noun
uk
/ˈtraɪ.fəl/us
/ˈtraɪ.fəl/

triflenoun(SWEET DISH)

[CorU]
asweetcolddishconsisting of alayeroffruitandcake, alayerofcustard(=thick,sweet,yellowsauce)and atoplayerofcream:
乳脂松糕，果酱松糕（一种甜点，包括一层水果海绵蛋糕、一层蛋奶沙司和一层奶油）
asherrytrifle雪利酒浸果酱松糕
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SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Puddings, desserts & ices
  • baked Alaska
  • baklava
  • banana split
  • bananas Foster
  • banoffee pie
  • crumble
  • dessert
  • dulce de leche
  • dumpling
  • entremets
  • Jell-O
  • knafeh
  • knickerbocker glory
  • kugel
  • lolly
  • soufflé
  • spotted dick
  • summer pudding
  • sundae
  • syllabub
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triflenoun(UNIMPORTANT THING)

[C]formal
amatterorobjectof littlevalueorimportance:
琐事；零碎；小东西
Ibroughta few trifles back fromIndia-piecesofjewelleryandfabricmainly.我从印度带回了几样小玩意儿——主要是些首饰和布料。
a trifle
slightly:
稍微，略微
I'm a trifleconfusedabout thearrangementsfortonight.我对今晚的安排有点儿不太明白。
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Things of little importance
  • bagatelle
  • factoid
  • footnote
  • formality
  • periphery
  • poor
  • poor relationidiom
  • slush
  • small beer
  • small fry
  • small potatoes
  • sop
  • sundries
  • technicality
  • trivia
  • triviality

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Some and quite
(Definition oftriflefrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

trifle| American Dictionary

trifle
noun[C]
us
/ˈtrɑɪ·fəl/
amatteroritemof littlevalueorimportance
a trifle
A triflemeansslightlyor to asmalldegree:
Headmitsto being a triflenervousbefore every show.

trifling

adjectiveus
/ˈtrɑɪ·flɪŋ/
It was such a triflingsumofmoneytoargueabout.
(Definition oftriflefrom theCambridge Academic Content Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesoftrifle

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But playing without hunger creates only trifles and not meat for performance.
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The third was the distinction between trifling and non-trifling judgments.
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To the development economist, environmental matters, therefore, appeared atrifleprecious, not wholly relevant to the urgencies of poor societies.
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Some of these are trifling, if niggling: the format for bibliographical citations in the introductions is slightly different in each volume, for example.
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To begin with, the moral crusaders combined ' fanaticism ' with ' passion ', starting with ' trifling demands ' but building by a psychology of extremism to absurd, totalistic claims.
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There are several instances of immediate emotional outburst even on trifling matters.
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What reason is given for thinking that it is not trifling ?
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Care is taken to avoid hurting the other's feelings and to go along with the other rather than make a fuss over trifles.
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To the development economist, environmental matters thus appeared atrifleprecious, not wholly relevant to the urgencies of poor countries.
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They think it does have interests in life that must not be trifled with.
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We are talking about one million, and one million it is not atrifle.
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An analytic judgment is a trifling judgment that expresses an implicit or explicit identity.
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Finally, she ar ticulates the object son'na no 'such things', a deictic expression which devalues the eggs themselves as trifling.
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Atriflein a glass bowl, neatly cut bread already buttered, and of course, that most essential for all significant occasions, the red salmon.
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Not only are the public often assumed to be atriflegullible, they are also portrayed as empty vessels.
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